K-pop band BTS makes pitch for vaccination, earth before UN
K-pop band BTS made a unique pitch for Covid-19 vaccination, the youth and the health of the earth in a speech before the United...
Tokyo confirms intel report of possible terror attack on PH
The Japanese Embassy in Manila on Tuesday confirmed that Tokyo has received an intelligence report about a possible terror attack in six countries, including...
Filipino pole vaulter Obiena resets Asian record at Austria
Ernest John “EJ” Obiena has reset the Asian record for the highest leap in pole vault en route to capturing the gold medal in...
Japanese govt proposes $50-billion defense budget for 2022
The Japanese government on Tuesday proposed a record level of defense spending for next year - almost $50 billion - to counter rising influence...
PH working with ASEAN to promote region as ‘single destination’
The Philippines is closely working with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in promoting the region as a "single destination" once the situation...
Asean calls for self-restraint in South China Sea activities
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has called on all parties to exercise self-restraint in the conduct of activities that would complicate or...
China manufacturing output slows down in July
China’s manufacturing growth in July slowed to its lowest level in 15 months as export demand weakened and factories coped with disruptions in supplies...
HK court convicts 24-year old protestor under new national security law
Hong Kong's High Court convicted a 24-year-old protester on Tuesday in the first trial held under the draconian national security law Beijing imposed upon...
Typhoon In-Fa hits China forcing cancellation of flights, trains
Typhoon In-fa hit China’s east coast south of Shanghai on Sunday after people living near the sea were evacuated, airline flights and trains were...
China opposes second WHO probe on Covid origins
A senior official with China's leading health authority on Thursday rejected the World Health Organization's (WHO) proposed plan to conduct a second investigation into...